Legal Blogging Pilot Flies On…

by reporting watch team | Jun 24, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Transparency News

News just in that the legal blogging pilot (PD36J) has been extended until the end of December. The pilot has been running since 2018 and allows legally qualified legal bloggers to attend private family hearings to aid transparency. Earlier this year the Family...

Civil Justice Council report on the impact of COVID-19 on civil courts

by Paul M | Jun 7, 2020 | Comment, Transparency News, Trends

“The rapid expansion of the use of remote hearings has been central to facilitating the continued operation of the justice system”, notes Dr Natalie Byrom in the introduction to her report, for the Civil Justice Council, examining the impact of the changes mandated by...

Thank you for your nominations – TP wins a thousand!

by Lucy R | Jun 4, 2020 | FCReportingWatch, Project, Transparency News

We are super pleased to be able to tell you that we have won a £1,000 Movement for Good award, thanks to nominations from you guys! If you will excuse the pun, this is grand news! The project is one of 500 winners in specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s Movement...

Illusory Open Justice: A Kafkan Attempt to Observe Magistrates Courts in the Time of COVID-19

by Guest Post | May 27, 2020 | Comment, Transparency News, Trends

This is a guest post by Tara Casey, a caseworker in the Women’s Justice Initiative of the charity law practice APPEAL, an organisation dedicated to correcting miscarriages of justice through strategic litigation and campaigning. COVID-19 has taken a hammer to the...

Civil Justice Council Rapid Consultation: The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system

by Paul M | May 19, 2020 | Consultations, Transparency News, Trends

Following the rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system, undertaken by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory at the request of the President of the Family Division, the Civil Justice Council have now embarked on a similar...

Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup

by Alice T | May 16, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Transparency News

Welcome to this month’s Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family court cases, explain and comment on published family court judgments and highlight other transparency news MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY COURT MATTERS The Times and the...